York Minster

Day Trippin' 'n York

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March 7th 2006
Up early again to catch the 0900 train to York for a days sightseeing. The weather was again lousy although the rain was only light and scattered. York is amongst the most beautiful cities I have ever visited in Britain. It is an old walled city with most of the buzz centered around York Minster, a huge cathedral on the northern side of town. We dropped into the Visitor Information Centre ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more